The Pit: A Story of Chicago: Large Print
Independently published
ISBN13:
9781673489507
$14.06
The story of Frank Norris's The Pit could be taken from today's headlines: a businessman begins speculating in the commodities market on a small scale until, overcome by greed, addicted to the art of the deal, and harboring an ever-increasing appetite for power, he gambles recklessly in the market while the fortunes of farmers and small investors hang in the balance. At the same time, his independent-minded young wife, bored with domesticity and feeling abused by his neglect of her, risks her marriage by contemplating an affair with a former suitor. By interweaving the conventions of the business plot and the romance plot in this manner, Frank Norris broke with the traditions of his time and brought a fresh perspective to the American novel.
- | Author: Frank Norris
- | Publisher: Independently published
- | Publication Date: December 30, 2019
- | Number of Pages: 278 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 1673489508
- | ISBN-13: 9781673489507
- Author:
- Frank Norris
- Publisher:
- Independently published
- Publication Date:
- December 30, 2019
- Number of pages:
- 278 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Paperback
- ISBN-10:
- 1673489508
- ISBN-13:
- 9781673489507